民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì

people's livelihood ruined; extreme poverty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

Characters

Character Meaning
the people; citizen; nationality
life; to be born; raw
withered
my (polite); shabby; worn out